In May 2019 I participated in Purple Monkey Jam X, organized by Scott Doxey and his company Cantina. I ended up on a team with Brian Soulliard, programmer, and Henry Lutts, artist.

The theme of the game was “Two buttons.” My first thought was the one we eventually went with: one button executes commands and the second button rotates between command options. The rest of the design was collaborative. Our real secret weapons, however, were Brian’s level design and Henry’s UI design, as you’ll see below. For the music and sound effects, I wanted something childlike, quirky, and joyful with 8-bit and mechanical elements. This was the most fun I’ve had in a game jam in a long time and I am very grateful to have worked with these two highly talented individuals.

Beep Bot, a simple platformer featured an adorable robot and rotating controls.